Birth name | Quintin Geldenhuys | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 19 June 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Krugersdorp, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 116 kg (256 lb; 18 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Hoërskool Monument | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Boston Business College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quintin Geldenhuys (born 19 June 1981) is a South Africa-born Italian rugby union player. Geldenhuys, who played lock, represented the Italian URC franchise Zebre.[1] He made his debut for Italy against Australia on 13 June 2009.[2] He qualified for Italy through residency.[3] He played 11 games, starting 11, playing 796 minutes in the 2015-2016 Guinness Pro12 series.[4] Geldenhuys is currently the Director of Rugby at Trio High School in Kroonstad the Northern Free State region of South Africa.